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Kendrick Astro Instruments

Welcome to Kendrick Astro Instruments, recognized worldwide for innovation and quality low voltage heater and power products. Kendrick Astro Instruments have been in the low voltage heater business for over 25 years pioneering the use of heater "systems" to control misting, dew and frost on optics, camera lenses, telescopes lenses and mirrors as well as cold weather performance of cold sensitive electronic devices.

News Flash - June 7 - Summer Sale on over 170 Products

It's that season again. Don't miss out on the savings. Prices reduced on over 170 products! That includes Power Panels, Battery Packs, Bahtinov Focus Masks, Dew Heaters and Dew Controllers.

Not Just Dew Control! Power Management and Cord Management Too!

Kendrick delivers power for your other devices where it's needed with fewer cords.

Our new DigiFire Controllers handle 15 Amps of power and with 2 DC Accessory Ports, it can power other equipment too!

We have 3 models of Dew Controllers with built-in 8V DSLR Power Supply… Micro-D, DigiFire 8 and DigiFire 12. Just add our DSLR Battery Adapter and power your Canon or Nikon DSLR from the controller.

Add our 12V USB Hub to reduce the number of wires even more. Why a 12V Hub? Because you already have 12V up there! We even add a small heater to keep the Hub dry inside. It can even be powered from your DigiFire Controller!

Our new LINX Panel is small, lightweight and gives you 6 places to plug in your power hungry devices. This panel is designed to mount atop your telescope!

NEW>>> NEW 12V Powered USB 3.0, 7-Port "Charging" Hub Now Available

The new USB 3.0 Hubs
have arrived! Now In Stock! Order yours today!

Why use a USB Hub? There are an impressive number of USB devices: imaging camera, guide camera, focuser, filter wheel, adaptive optics, flats panel, etc. Each has its own USB cable and by using a USB Hub up on the telescope, you have only 1 cord that needs to come down from the mount. Why a Powered Hub? Unpowered hubs just don't work. Even if you are lucky and have a mount with built-in USB, chances are, it's not powered. Without a powered hub, your computer becomes the power source and the computer is always quite a distance away. Power and signal (data) just doesn't have a fighting chance through those long cables. Why 12V? Because 12V is what you use to power almost all of your devices! CCD Camera, Dew Controller, Focus Motor, etc. In most cases, a 12V power source is already up on the telescope. This eliminates 1 more cord that can get snagged when the mount slews. 12V Power Sources? You can power the Hub with your DigiFire 8/12 Controller OR a Power Panel. Placing thoses devices ON THE TELESCOPE means that you can eliminate 1 more cord that won't need to come down from the telescope. Of course, you can also use the traditional cigarette lighter cord too.

NEW>>> DigiFire 8 and 12 Controllers
- NOW IN STOCK!

The DigiFire Controllers
have arrived! Now In Stock! Order yours today!

Our new DigiFire 8 and 12 Controllers have all the features you loved in our older DigiFire 7 and 10 models, plus a long list of new features. All new design, much higher power, built-in 8V DSLR Power Supply and dimmable lights too (they actually shut-off after
30 seconds).

NEW>>> LINX Power Panel

Ditch the Cigarette Lighter Plug!

At only 5.5" X 3.5" X 1.5" and only 7 ounces, it is small enough in size/weight to mount atop your telescope and delivers up to 30 Amps to your power hungry devices. Also available with a built-in 8V DSLR Power Supply. Just add our DSLR Battery Adapter.

Micro and Micro-D Controllers - NOW IN STOCK!

At last, the new Micro Controllers are here!

The new design is perfect for "light-duty" grab-n-go photography or visual observering. Weighing only 30 grams (1.6 oz) it is the ultimate in portability. Ideal for:

Small refractors (4" dia or less)

Camera Lenses

Newtonian secondary mirror dew control.

AND..... the Micro-D model will also power your Canon or Nikon DSLR! Just add one of our Camera Battery Adapters. The same small 12V battery now powers your Dew Heateras AND your DSLR Camera. Never worry about short camera battery life again!

NEW!! Imaging Power Panels. Now available with Anderson Power Pole connectors!

Chosen by the editors of SKY & TELESCOPE asone of the "Hot New Products for 2014"!

Our Imaging Power Panels are designedspecifically for astrophotographers!
A compact connector panel to provide a centralized power point for all your imaging equipment and a means for cable management.

CCD and DSLR imaging versions available.

Built in 12 volt, active 7 port USB hub with internal dew heater, 8 vdc DSLR power supply (depending on model), 4 cigarette lighter sockets, illuminated power switch, volt meter, dust and moisture covers on all ports. Provide power to your mount, CCD or DSLR camera, Motorized Focuser, Dew Control System, Guide scope. Mount it on your telescope or mount and have only two cables coming from the power panel, one to your computer and one to your battery!

Sun Finder

IN STOCK! Very easy to install.

Our New Sun Finder is an excellent product for easy solar finding and centering in your telescope eyepiece. The finder projects a solar dot onto the white target which can be viewed either from the from the front of the finder or through the cut out on the back.

ePacks

IN STOCK! Very easy to install.

Our ePacks offer great flexibility to anyone requiring a quality, portable, power connector interface. They easily connect and disconnect to a battery of your choice, allowing you freedom of choice of battery size depending on your needs or condtions!